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T"7 j - HICKORY Eecomb WATCH TOUR LABEL Kt'cord subscribers .hoiild renew irt least live day before their ubicriptlonH expire. --W2ATK8I&- Cloudy with snow or sleet Jlate"-Uft&fgit! or TKufsdaj'. ftiiVIng ' lem ' perature TCursaiV ESTABLISHED SEPTEMBER 11, 1915 HICKORY, N. C, WEDNESDAY EVENING JANUARY 25, 1922 ?RICE FIVECENTS T F SHED5 LIGHT IjlZEN HIE POSTDFFICE FIGHT T.. t lu 'alitor ot the Record: i i,..,.- to submit sonic observations histoiv relative to the fight for the , , , ;0n of postsmnter at Hickory, C M-. W. H. It t'lUll rXl'lllCIll Ul l I If. Hl()Ul'IHllll i i. ti i.i.t.i:...ii , v.cutive commit..'.? in executive ses- ti Mar.-n iiaru, -.-.in. Un lit a month prior to this Mr. A. A Whitener came to me and stated i.. would see thaw 1 would be ap- t ,:'trd postmaster, if 1 would say that i t..d it. . I told b'r.i that 1 didn't " . . . . i tin: 1 could make the proper grade i the civil .-emco rales and that i ! I IHIMIIli'.' t i . v a ..... jh; i I could not consider it. On (hi 1Mb of March, 11)21, I was reliab ly -.f,. imed that Mr. Whitener and ,,r three others h:it made ar. puMiiiunt to put Mr. Barkley over .! Mistniaster; on the next morning, r 1 .. .. ii. iiti.:.,. . 4U,. (In J'.itn. I Hill .'I'- " imiiin on mi- l(1nin' at Lutz's Plug store and I n-Kt-d him as to the truth of this fu merit. He stated it was true. I inioimed him then and there that no uui could get the postolh.ee by mis i, -m -csentation and that 1" was a ean itiii.tte for postmaster from that date. Al-oiit two months after this Hon. Will H. Hays gave out a ruling that post master "appointments would be m;.,!e in the fallowing manner: "Applicants , shall pass civil seivice fx:iiiiiiation 'for each office and one of tin- three applicants making the Inlif.-t eligible grades shall be ap : . t 7 : 1 1 ( 1 and endorsements filed prior t'u making an elbjib'e grade would not I,f considered, but endorsements filed titer the applicant has been placet! on eligible list would not be objected Al .'Ut ten days after this ruling was ivci: out the Republican executive uimittee was called to meet at Ntwton "to transact such business as oiuy come before it," and among other things, one of the acts of the com mittee was that they passed a reso lution that no applicant for any posi tion should be endowed by the com iiiUf f until they had made an eligible ui...U: agreeable to the above ruling, iuirt then only in session assembled. Thi rescinded any action or endorse ment made by the committee prior to. tni:, date, and rJailoy got rlu l-et and gi't out of. the race; 1 stayed in, .vtuocl the examination and was placed hi the eligible list,. .Raymond L.J Ibt'r.iT being the highest and Albert: I.. Deal next of the three of us. Tk... linu Ki on no mnfthiir of the inmmittep since the list of eligibles: hu-i been made known, and H. II. Millei has no enlorsement under any uilis of the- gat.ie ;nd has no wore rights to the jv: sit ion any move tha.i "Ahals rights to Xaboth's vineyard." mid any man contending for such right: might well exclaim with Ahab, "Ha.t thou found me, O mine en my." in the same dramatic and in voluntary fsshion, when their consci nce is stricken by. meeting a t, honest purpose and standing for a jut cause. "Justice is the supreme concern of. Heaven on earth," de clared Daniel Webster. In the ver nacular Jezebel, "Pulled off a frame up," and Miller's friends are trying to pull the same with the help of the iounty chairman who hasn't the mor al coinage to call the committee to gether so that the committee cin pass on eligible' li and make their choice of the trio. I wish to state that I have on file lottc.spr.ndenee and I can get affi davits provinjc my statements ior ob-M-rvHtion herein, and will only be too utud to furnish proof to any one in terested as to the truth of anything in t'.iw communication. HORACE II. ABEE. l!y the Associated Press. Washington, Jan. ' 25. Reductions in the wage scales of officers and men 'n shippifij? board vessels effective l'..Kvim vu ft nmnimtinm in 1 f nor" rfnt " . k. . j mi. .'v. ...... v . s '.. "'f I1II1IUUIIV1.U U J VliC KfVkl . "I SAID IN MY HASTE" "The Lord loves a cheerful giver." "Yes, l.ut it just takes a woman to be :v cheerful liar judging bv what they marry." Florida TimoH-Uni m. COTTON By tie Associated Press. New York. Jan. '25. The cotton i.oint of vtr.rdv fhiHnrr todav's urly trading. This was due to re - newed selling to low cables, the con - tinued unfavorable news in Manches - 1, reported labor troubles in New England and talk that southern spinners are discussing curtailment. Open Close TU REDUCE WAGES Oil SHIPPING BOARD January . 17.10 17.10in him so late sne asKeu. March 17.25 l .u; May 16.78 16.70 July 16.25 16.26 October 15.74 15.( Hickory cotton 10 S-4c. , DESTHBYE i B! EIRE i lhe residence of Mrs. A. Wczen on the corner ot Ninth avenue and Piftvu.nfh i pletely destroyed by fire todav, en - tailing a loss estimated by Chief Whiener at $2,000. fully covered by insula nee. There was no insurance on the furniture, and the loss here I vas heavy. The five originated in a rear ro'-M occupied by Mrs. Wezen from a wood heater, it is believed'. It was in this part of the building that the flame; . . . .i were tirst seen and they spread r;.pi(!ly, making it impos.-;i;:e for the fire department to save the honv;. Mrs. Wezen had stepped out of the house for n few minutes and there was nobody in the rooi. a1: the lime. Mrs. Vcorheis Garth, who with her husband and' baby makes her honi with her mother, was trapped' in the building and escaped with her baby- through a window. A bull terrie." in the hcuse was burned to death. For few minutes the dog raced up am; down the burning hall barking for help, but when the firemen reached the scene the animal was incinerated. Owing to the headway the bla.o bad made when the department was notified, it was impossible to save the builo'ing and contents. The fam ily lost all their personal belon'ing also. Mrs. Wezen recently had .'tad the home remodeled, making of it :v pretty bungalow. The thtromometer registered 20 degrees and a strong wind intensi fied the cold. Water froze about the house anc' the firemen worked undtr i-evere hardships. Examination of the building by Chief Whitener disclos ed that a faulty flue in the i-oori where the wot-d stove fit w: respon sible for the fire. The furnace was intact. By the Associated Press. 'Rome, Jan. 25. The funeral of Pope Benedict will be held at U o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Pilgrims today continued to arrive from al! parts of Italy in the hope of getting: a glimpse of the body. More than half a million persons have pass ed the catafalque on which the body has been exposed. Meanwhile cardinals continue to ar i ive for the election. Cardinal Mercicr. who is looked up- as a dark horse, is expected to ar- rive in time for the funeral. MRS. SHEI.r.V DEAD Newton. Jan. 25. Mr. ind Mrs?. E. S. Shelby, and son. Jonathan, have been called to Chsrlesto.-i, In diana, r.n account of the ilvat'a -.f Mr. Shelby's mother, Mrs. M. D. Shelby, which occurred at her home in that city. The news of her death came as a distinct shock to hev m:i::y friends in Newton, whore she has of ten visited her son. The deceased war a woman of rare intellect Another son, Dr. William Shelby, for a num ber of years was missionary to China and his mother visited' him in, that country quite a number of times, in fact she had crossed the ocean many as ten times. The funeral services were conduct ed at the home of the deceased o: yesterday afternoon. Mr. T. A. Newby, of the E. S. Shelby Vinegar and Canning Com pany returned Sunday night from a business trip in the easter part of the state in the interest cf his com- i pany. By the Associated Prcw. New York, Jan. 25. A Barton Hap burn, financier, author and economist, died here this morning. On Friday he was struck by a bus and suffered a compound fracture of his right leg L.-i. 4-u v,i. nhve u- nns d d not UUl mi inc - i-r - t believe his condition serious Y ester- day he took a turn for the worse. 1 -1. 1 m i ' ,nt M timj? DOESN'T REQUIRE MIK H TIME The supper table was set, and Mrs. Profesnor was awaiting the arrival of her husband. "What can be keep- Diuehter Maybe he's been held UaUfenitl up r..:U4- n Welt hp.' soon ne here, then; that won't take long. Iloiton Post. TO HOLD FIERI IT 3 O'CLOCK THURSDAY NOTED FINANCIER t ni-i n ill mnii ifom UtAU IN NtW !Un( ISiHOlsiciS BEGIN ARGUMENT! BElTfll, SENT Ml IN GWRU5 ; nimr I By thp Associated Press. Miami, ITa., Jan. 25. Guarded by, n escort of motorcycle police, ti e G members of a negro orchestra on-' .v..i x t n,.!afBy the Associated Press . . . . ... . noters were taKen xnis morning: ana J placed aboard train for Columbus,1 j Ohio. j Th musicians wow. short'v i.fiev I .... ... "... , .. , . . the city by a gang of men, which; they said numbered 75, beaten and warned to leave Miami. Some of the instruments were broken up. Police are without aav eln-j as to the identity of the men. Several complaints had been made to the noliee of the u. tion nf t'n.. no - a roes but it was not believed there' woufd be any trouble. It was re- ported that the negroes had not con-' ducted themselves in accordance with1 southern customs and that the leader- of the orchestra had gone on the ball floor to direct a new dance. By the Associated Press. New York. Jan. 25.Cily health authorities were today taking steps to block the further spread of influ- enza and pneumonia. Dr. Roya ,1 S. Copeland, city health I j .iMuiiiiKiuuer, speaKing oeiore tue Queens chamber of commerce, last night said. "Under present conditions an epi demic disease might get such a start in the congested areas as to sweep ihe town and killing a million. New York was worse off today than it was in the terrible epidemic of, 1018 be cause of the housing situation." DID YOU MISS US? Well, here we are back at the old stand. The Record reporter and his wife had' some words and as a conse quence he was not able to work yes terday. She says you know dear, I speak as I think. Yes says we, but a gieat deal oftener. Well w,. sent for Dc-ctor Menzies and had him look us o-er. He says your troubles are imaginary. Just think thit vou are well and you will be. Weil pay.s we, Vou just consider yourself paid. Rusk Henry went to church San- nay. ne goes every year, well fcun day the preacher was telling f,ll I about the heathen. When they got home his little son said. Daddy, do the heathens in Africa wear any clothes. No son, said Rusk Its-, warm down there, and thev don't need to wear any clothes. Well tfien. said son, whv did von nut a buttr.n in lbe col- lr.er.inn rdfitn i Bass is an easv sleep:: and is like - ly he won't be in the j ic-.e because i he is apt to drop off in a snooze and I spoil the show. Oscar1 hus had to bawl him out tv.ro or three times for sleeping. The other d'-iy an old erst while inhabitant of Hickory came back t visit his n v.i 2 land. He met Bass on the street. Bas stop ped him and' srid. ilav it we met somewhere before. Vcs said the stranger. I think w l.oih usod to sleep in the same ch-ren. Night be fcre last Bass had a '! oa The i;cxt lverning he was up at ')n..i Hesters' office, bright and early. .'h?.t i.re you doing here sny:; Omi. V.'ell, ::.;d Bass. I dveam A I vis irsng. and I came to get a crown. Speaking' about wivos. You remem ber about the time the war broke out Bob Martin get married. Weil the other day Aid's Henderson was l illMnir ..Krtiit P.nh n -1 I llf o-Artrl HuiO thev used to have. P.;or It b. .ay. .4ldis. Whv cJo yoo. s- st hit, says NN FIGHTS' ANOTHER EPIDEMIC Oscar. Well, t'c r.'t vou rem embc-r ; subject, bvery memoer oi tne. when he got mav.ied I v-.irvi tiie present took active part in the dif ormy? Yes, cys f.Vuv.r. I remem- ft rent deliberations brought to their ber. Well, savs .Mdis I wi w dis ' j attention and it was. almost ten charge over 'two years age-. During, o'clock before the meeting adjourned the holidays C.eorg-e Biaanar was trying to sell Aldis a ring. Buy a nice ting for your g:rl, .-Mills sti.ys George. I haven t any gin, says Ai ds. Buy one fcr your wife then rays George. I haven't g t a wife either. Well then buy one 4 George. J'rank says Al bs ) ca .r e i is't'-vj luckiest.1 fellow he ever s;.vv. He s .id .- His was going to get married and didn't ' hvve the price of :t :. .:.! Today is the last dy to buy vour seats. Pick out a good one, end grt toaay. Aomr'-,v we '. i T.-vm -..-. n iU cp ;stana'inr room John Ci ley said to be --im K - - - v.. j .u.,- i - nignt aim n was lasr he saw a vacvi cnair. Me tiad, i.?.. : .1.00,1.. A t-v.n -a. a - h v tt lady sat on it. Bring your sup- 'ar ona enmp pnrlv. Fivs. come first; wj" - j " - ftrved. It has b?" ' ravae hai l to f.et served at the ucr.- lately. The ry.J-.er evening J. tc-; r.-r wiie over for supper They waited and raited. At last she said t.- 'aim, J. D. can't you get th?.t waiters tye? , c.V. T n T .MAnt In iv v,1. were tnat nunKry. j "The bathing beautijs arrive Iniffht 9n thirtyiivf," . to Concord. N. C. Jan. 2a. Tbo ninth: day of the trial of O. G. Thomas for the alleged murder on October 25 of Arthur J. Allen at Kannapolis on Octob her 25 found counsel beerinnini? their arguments to the jury. H. S. Williams of Concord, one of tr.e at - i torneys assisting the solicitor, was ; the first of state's counsel to address ; tho jury, his argument beginning at : the opening of court and continued r,'ost ul Ul" ' H? t( be followed by tht iirst defence lawyer, John J. Parker of Mom oe. Ten speeches will be made, otJOie ine charge is delivered to the; jUry br Ju1Se J- Bis Ray, presiding j aml at least two whb2 days are ex-; ... ,i i .... ' pected t0 bP consumed m argument BOARD DIRECTORS IN BUSY SESSION fn spite of several other meetings ;siateu fcr last raght seventy five ; j?0' rl f1' oi ?tLTf the Cho (i Cora" rf'JV lof piesider.t George b. Jvey, wno ;s away on a business trin to New York A. Moretz called the meeiin" to c.rder and led' the discussion:. After the secretary's report of the traffic department's success he toad a letter from J. O. Walker, mayor f the city of Charlotte, assuring the shippers of dressed meats to- the Charlotte market fullest cooperation in the matter of meat inspection. It was brought out that several offic ials of the Southern Railway oevr! er with an engineer will be here in a few days to survey for r.-Jditionui team tracks and private ?idin's x'o be put on Tenth avenue south. Tie? fieight situation also canne under I'lseussion and a letter vps read from the Interstate Commerce Corporator, pointing to a complete revision of ?A freight rates in the southeastern ter ritories. A special committa was erer.tcd to deal with Referendum jo. S of the Chamber of Commerce of lhe IT. S. A., on the question of na tional -legislation for the world war veterans. This comittee is evmposed of Geo. W. Hall, L. F. Abernethy, and Secretary Van Hervie, and were instructed to study tnis proniem v.atn power to vote on behalf of the or ganization. Secretary Van Hervie was .instruct ed to attend the semi-annual e--mfvr-ence of the secretaries of chambers of commerce cf this state at Winston- Salem on Fridav ana Saturday o this week, anc' mk vry ffrtaoeiAqCo this week snd to make every effort to bring the next session of this or ganization to Hickory An appeal from Secretary Miss H. M. Berry of the North Carolina Good Roads Association for renewal of membership by the Hickory Cham ber of Commerce in that organiza tion met with instantaneous approv al and the secretary was instructed' to renew the subscription for th? current year. The question of a : public camp ground came in for considerable dis cussion both bv members of the board and visitors. Finally it was de cided to lay the matter before the American Legion Amusement Com pany with a recommendatieat'Oi" nomi nal camping charges to be made- in return for services rendered. The hotel committee made its hn- i fvl reilOl t Slid it WHS . OeClttett 1, vite Frank B. Simpson of Raleigh to i audress a luture meetiiug- uu WARRANTS ISS rj ft Associated Press. y 52 Two war- I ', a.r feir rtl,flr. . raiius were isaucvi """"J i ww stri5,r-h. prominent - - - h on tjharges growing .out of : an auto 1 bile crash last night on HiUsboio I t . , . , " foj : utl almost -- ." o1 1 msiani - Kiuiner 01 nauj w, ' . ' ...!. 4.1,- nar insurance man, wi.u w with Stronach. . une oi me warraius Stronach with manslaughter and the. other with operating an automobile! UED while under the mliuence oi iiquoi.jet). Stronaeh stated last meht shortly after the accident, according ' 'tojniatic. Duplex Action, with nine published reports, that Pool" was j straight stops; and embodies all the driving the car when it struck a 'latest ideas in rrgan-building. This telephone pole, almost completely de- is the fourth Moller organ to be erec- niolishing it. BURLEY BBBWE IS j TO By the Assort rteil Press. Lexington, K ., Jar.. 23. 'Wi initial financial needs of; the the: t re-1 contly organized bur.ev tobacco ! vowtrs cooperative socnition :VC'r 'subscribed by more tl an a mn icn dol'ar: Cli:C than .".0,000 members an for the opening of the t:ir.(Hiov.' when th e tooacco pledged! . ,;-v lhe assoeiatic.n will go on sa lo fori the first time v;;. rehouses will 11S Se.aS01r 0thcriccrmec;ios; keep up t lie' hXmts and pen Monan . If. ,. 1T:..i ..i j.. I'lipitdRVd tobticqo has bora on. : raaiviet lor some time and has : ei::.'at in. T!:v 1 price ighcr than last seas- '.;:i .:ic blue grass rci-'ion ol central Ken tucky and several counties in eastern Ohio raid West Virginia. By the Associated Press. Washington, Jan. 25! Resuming its inquiry into Senator Watson's charges that America soldiers were illegally executed in France, the senate, investigating committee was told by Henry Gentry, negro of Flor ence, Kans., that in France he saw Maj. Joseph Phillips, of Orange, N. J., shoot William Patterson, a ne gro private, for refusing to help a cook. The hanging of a negro soldier at Belville, France, was described by Coi. Peter Barney of the army war col lege wrho said the court martial was composed of seven negroes and five white men and a negro as judge ad vocate. 2y the Associated Press. Washington, ,1m. 25. Support for Henry Ford's offer for Muscle Shoals was announced' today by the group of agricultural editors represented at the conference. A committee consisting of Carl Williams of Oklahoma City, chair man, Herbert Lowry. Massachusetts, Samuel Adamans. Illinois and Clar ence Poe of North Carolina was ap pointed to see Secretary Weeks. HICKORY ROTARIANff ENJOY INTER-CITY MEi Hickory Rotarians who attended the inter-ety meeting of itofary clubs in Charlotte yesterday report an unusually entertaining and help ful occasion. Addresses were mti'a by' Governor Morrison, who urged the production of home supplies, and Lewis W. Perrin of , Spartanburg, prist district governor; and others. Salisbury won the attendance trophy and Gastonia was awarded' the honors for pulling the best stunt. "Rev. Sam. B. Stream played the principal rele in the stunt pulled by Hickory Rotes. Th's is described by the Observer, and the fact that Mr. Stroup is a minister fooled them al:, including some of the locals. Of It the Observer says: ' "The Hickory stunt was dramatic and' spectacular. One of the Hickory Rotarians oat in .the audience sud denly had an attack of pain in the head, collapsed to the floor and had to be carired from the hall. He was brought on to the stage on an operat ing table and a surgical operation performed. Out of his head nine great wooden Rotary wheels were taken, these being very neat and attractive, painted in the Rotary colors, having been made by the Piedmont Wagon company. The wheels were about three feet in diameter. One wheel Was given to each of the nine clubs nresent. It was explained that the Hickory members who had been 1h? subject of the operation had be suffering from "wheels in his bead'' ever since he beeame a Rotarian. ORGAN RECITAL Professor Wolff, of Concord, will give a recital on the new pine organ just set uo by the M. P- Moller Com pany of Hagerstown, Md.. Thursday evening Jan. 26th, at 7:30 o'clock, in St.. Andrew's Lutheran church. Lenoir College campus. He will be .iiif.l-pri lw Miss Wannemaeher of ,tne conege tacuny. ! Tickle and Lippard, students ot the ., - u.. :. irn,. department oi voice, v.i.u ait- in - terested in music are invited to at - ien silver offering will be receiv - i The new organ is Tubular-Pneu- gl Mb -Ivcjcory cfturur?. ffffi uiic ratiPCD uLULniiLu oi mux KILLED J SOLDIER OF FORDSOFFER Pfiw GDNTRflCTiPflRKER D EFEKflS FOR Hib TER Citv council last meht. enrpvpfl in - ;to a contract with the town of High - - jlf.nd to furnish it water for the next I 1,1(1 .--loreve years at 30 cents a thousanu gal - inv-vu-infr110"8 u"d agreed to renew the contract pupanng its exph.atSon cn terms to yj l". nouses ., n.,.nf,i tn . fi-,,, -v,.n.;. .. Ol both municipalities. In the agree- ent, the city of H''ckory will ioo'c has the organization necessary a nit can go it cheaper than Highh-'.rl. . wo meters one emht men and the other six inch-wHl. be installed" land the town of Highland will pay the ngi water rent on the- fifth of each month,1 me.king- the collections from its cus- I tomtrs. It is believed that Highland; citizens can be furnisher w-.ier fori .12 .cents a thousand gallons, a rate about eiual to that paid bv Ilickorv consumers. M'ayoi Robinson and the Highland :: ;;' .; ; tllC vl in?.- tt'iiLiuci, which w ere oi awn up by Richard H. Shuford, attorney for Highland, at the suggestion of the Hickory council, and' ratification is a mere formality. City Manager Henry explained to council that the overhead' in the waiei works department remains prac tically the same whether the pumps are forcing 200,000 gallons a day or 500,000 and that any . profit made must be on th-a volume of business. Under the contract Hickory also will furnish water in case of fires in Highland, hut is not liable for damag es in case it is unable to o'a that. The contract will be in operation about April when the Highland sys tem is installed. John W. Ballew, appearing for a number of property owners on the south side of Tenth avenue, sought and obtained permission for tie Southern Railway Company to cross Fifteenth sticct with a track to be used as a private siding for whole sale houses to be placed on the lots there. The siding, Mr. Ballew said, would" about hit the porch of the old C'inc house on the avenue and would be on railroad property. The track wil be on the road's, right .of way and permission was sought for it only btcrcsse -"it is to be used -for --private purposes. Mr. Ballew said construct ion o-f warehouses would begin at once. By the Associated. Press. Washington, Jan. 25 Assurance that the permanent tariff bill wil! be leported to the senate early ' in Fob ruary and passed before the cios the present session was given pve pul Mean leaders cf the house at a conference today. Agreement was" reached at 'ha eon'fsrence that the proposed soldier bonus bill should originate' in '.. 'the house. He-use leaders'-said would have the bil ready in weeks. they two Dress rehearsal for the Rctary minstrel to be given in the auditor ium tomorrow night will be he'd at 7:30 tonight and' the actors in what promises to be a roaring success will have their parts down well. A short rehearsal was held last night. uirnre ! 1 e y lis. l 3 a y MHELSII W W I T! Tickets for the show, which is toil '. . ;v,in V'l exception of Tom be civen for the benefit of bovs' work, are selling rapidly and the aud-'torium is expected to be crowd - ed from top to bottom. The Rotar - ians hope to be able to assist the boys from time to time in going to college. But the show tomorrow night, as the press agent has indicated from time to time, will take thoughts off business matters, make everybod'y kr.nv a,n ft,of ini .,i can score a million points. ! L?rst ht the '"ader tackled! Dr. K. Ii. Rowe in his office and quite an audience assembled to watch thi Cloncchiasis is a new d'iesease said jft'ame and make comments;' Mr. to have ben imported from China. If ' Joines got 19 and Dr. Rowe seven, they're going to keep that door open, i'-t was reported', quite a number nf for Heaven's sake give 'em a, screen.! games resulting in draws. Richmond Times-Dispatch. j Eugene Burns says he got on to a ; jot of new moves sine- ilr.. Joines Somc-thineclse to worvv nlmnt i came to the roimtv na K n. i:i. ;vvinen t orn starts making flivvers of me mignt make checkers his princi- j cotton we'll have to take out boll-! pal business. '" . weevil insurance on the bloomin', Lee Person, whom the boys -til tmngs. xviasnvuie Tenesseean. CERTAJNLY NOT "Was that vour wife I saw with last night?" "I should' say not! That was a fiiend of mine." Houston PqsU 'Ev the Associated Prr-ss ' Washington. Jan. 25. Governor Paiker of Louisiana dmrtaA r.- ihis prepared address at the national i . ,. , . luinonai (agricultural conference today to take : notire of iho A in some quarters over the work of : th Declaring that he ! h"lid Psident and Secretary Wallace acted l'n f 1,.-- l. -m i the farmers, Mr. Parker said i 4 et vou hear it wMcnomJ n j .... . u m .c inis 18 a njnd-picked, cut an1 driCfi pevtormance. I hope there is no foundation whatever in that mor." Governor Parker declared that he ia;0,.wl un . , , , the ueleates ere here to ! SOJXe intelligently and patriotically the problems confronting the farm er and praised President Harding and Secretary Waillace in selertinp- Democrats of the south to sit with Republican patriots of the north to sc'.ve the problems that confront agriculture. Chairman Anderson, following Gov ernor Parker, dec'ared that the con ference had been called in some haste and that Secretary Wallace had given consideration to all geographi cal groups in the limited time at his disposal. American agriculture as a whole oould profitably study the tactors that have contributed" to the pros perity of California, G. Harold Pow e'l, general manager of the California fruit growers exchange, declared in an address before the conference. Mr. Powell declared that cooperative marketing success depended on the will of the farmer to cooperate and; a spirit of individual trust between those engaging in the venture: lie said that cooperative agencies should be managed exclusively by farmers. He advocated the payment of only a fair rate of interest on the capital tock and that voting power in the corporation be appointed on the one-man-one-vote principle. Pointing to the handling of more than $00,000,000 worth of cotton this season by four state cooperative maiketing associations ol; cotton growers, fail Williams, president of the American cotton growers asso ciation, declared that these organi sations are well on the way toward ' ccomino- permanent institutions in the -euth. Ik- predicted that thesa ionizations wou.id Handle more of the 1 922 crop and now had two mil lion bales pledged to them. HIT F FfiSV DEAD ii.-'-' . miw. .'is.-.ocia.tei rress. Columbia, S. C,, Jan. 25. Dr J ,Si ioftt. until -iccer.tly presiderit i-f Lrskase College at Due West, S. .;(..,. find one of the prominent men in r.iie Associated Reformed' church j u;ed here today. - ' 4 1. '.:-.. CHECKER ARTISTS ARE ENJOYING TOURNAMENT Hicfcry ha been ii. the throes of d checker tournament since Moncb-y evening when Paul Joines of North Wrikesboro, traveling salesman, fin ished his work at Newton -and came here to seli his goods and enjoy himself in play. All the better play ers in Hickory have been met by 'Mr 'Joines ! , , . '"f n- iom e to gefhis I A1Jt aternoon. He wants it. !. lesteny afternoon Mr. Joines ,1 co.k on, M- Thompson for an hour j ;, , , a a?COTt! to repaitx it ami jusi inree. Mr. Thomnson was not entirely satisfied and Xr. domes held another session t:ay, the game breaking up at 1:30. Unele' Jeff, who got three draws and1 lof.r three games in rrlav w.th .fr-inn : 1 hompson was satisfied. a .7 - - tftrjl I preacher, and who tauirht th voun er element the rudiment of thf game, would never have been saMs you'f'ed unless he had been allowed, r enance at the invader. In LeeY words, "he came, I. saw, ke conquev- rnnnim n of i "mil': i; i i
Hickory Daily Record (Hickory, N.C.)
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Jan. 25, 1922, edition 1
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